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Yo! Well sick, innit? These books are banging and I is recommending that you boi should read it cuz it is well good! Word! I know. It is terrible I am so glad that my library is in walking distance and the nearest Waterstones is miles away so I can't spend money ALL the time! CW

Yeah it is a good read and well worth a go. CW

Book #4 - Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. After finishing Genisis I was kind of stuck on what to read. Every book Geek has had that problem. I went to my library and there to my surprise was the next installment of the Dexter series. Because I knew they were a fantastic lught and quick read I decided to get it. Taken from the Waterstones Website. Synopsis Miami's best-dressed serial killer is back and on the prowl, at least he would be if he could shake off his permanent shadow. Ever since their paths first crossed, Sergeant Doakes hasn't let Dexter Morgan out of his sight. Dexter may well be the Miami PD's blood-spatter analyst, but Sgt. Doakes has a pretty good idea of how Dex likes to spend his free time and he's determined to catch him in the act. Dex hasn't killed in months and is getting twitchy. To throw Doakes off his scent, he's spending more time with Rita, his girlfriend. But no matter how many cosy nights they spend in front of the TV, Doakes is still watching. Then a body turns up, horribly mutilated and barely alive. To trap the torturer, Doakes and Dexter will have to work together, if they can trust each other. It's a devil's pact and one of them will have to be the bait... This was the book I needed to get me out of my 'What do I read next' problem. I found the storyline better and I felt was a natural progression from theprevious book. Dexter is the book he makes the book. His character are the good points of the book, his one liners are fantastic and Lindsay knows when to put them in the book. I did like the Doakes/ Dexter storyline and I also love how Dexter's relationship with Rita and her kids is progressing. They are one of the few characters who I have a feel for. I love the gradual storyline about The only bad thing about the book was that I kept thinking. Wow! What if Slaughter or Deaver had thought of the idea of the murders. Imagine how gruesome they could be. If you like you gorey, complex, indepth and jargon filled crime books. you may not like it. But what it is a quick laugh a minute murder book, there is not another one like it. It did the job and was better than the first. Have ordered book number three. 9.5/10. Reason for not giving it a 10 was becuase for me personally I like a bit more detailing of the murders and little bit more of a guessing element. But I LOVE DEXTER! I found it harder to review than what I thought. My next book is Dead witch walking by Kim Harrision which is a total shift in genre. It was recommended by my Librarian and has a good review by Kelley Armstrong. so lets hope.

I have read SANDSTORM anf MAP OF BONES and I found them good reads. I found the characters a lot better than Browns and in general the writing was better. The only difference between the two authors was that I like the history behind 'The Da Vinci code' better than some of the other books around. If you like that Thrillers with the historical twist and codex puzzles I would recommend these. I am not the biggest Dan Brown fan but I do love this genre. CW

Finally had the time to finish Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay and I am now starting to read 'Dead Witch Walking' by Kim Harrison. It has been given a good review by Kelley Armstrong and was a ibrarian's top pick of the month so I thought I would give it a go. I don't normally give things like this a go, but since being on this Forum and hearing the good reviews about these books, I thought I would have a try. Also picked up some reservations at the library including 1st to Die by James Patterson, and a copy of Twilight. I have had enough of not being able to have a view on the debate so thought I would give it a shot. I still have The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to read from the library and of course all my TBR pile. Which I bought more books for yesterday including a couple Deaver books. I hope everyone's mojos are intact and enjoying the books you are reading. CW.

HaHa! Thats Hillarious! I have not read any of his books even though Linwood Barclay rings a bell. I will have to write it in a little book. Don't you just love it when you get a book that makes you want to stay up till the early hours of the morning just to finish it. Can't wait to hear your review at the end. CW

I saw that at the Charity at the charity shop for 50p I might get that now. I do have a lot of Non fiction. Some for my job and for furthering my knowledge and understanding of my work. Psycholo including psychology books and Human right books. I have a lot of Human rights books. A lot of Political books especially books about Democracy etc. My Chomsky books are very precious to me and I refer to them on a nearly daily basis. I also have History books including a lot about Ancient Eygpt, the World Wars. I like to pick up random referance books and read them. There is nothing better than to learn something new.

I found this book good even though I was a littel worried that I would not like the crimes. I was a bit worried about the 'terrorism' issue being brought up and the stereotype of the Islamic community. But I was really surprised. It is nothing like I thought and I loved the twists and turns. Like always with McDermid it is fast paced and easy dialogue. Even the last paragraph is making you want more. I can't wait to read the next one that came out this week. If you are a fan of Slaughter and Patterson then it is a recommended read. There is no necessity to read the previous Hill books, but I would recommend it so you can understand the complex relationship between Hill and Carol.

I will be honest. I google it this morning as I could not believe that there could have been so many sex scenes to cut out and IT'S TRUE! Cor Blimey! No wonder some people wanted it banned

Wow you lucky lady! How did you win it?? Congratulations.

No no need to be ashamed. If I am right it was banned becuase it contained scenes of real sex. some type of playboy magazine owner who helped fund it said there was not enough sex and if the story is right added porn into it. I remember Helen saying that the new version was 1 hour short due to all the take outs. CRIKEY!!!! I might be totally and utter wrong though.

I don't really have any sort of comfort books but I do find that if I am feeling down a quick easy fast pace crime book like Patterson does the trick.

Oh ummmm.... Calagula? The Roman film?? Or amI totally wrong? I think heard her talk about it in a interview.

The only ones I can think of are cannibal Holocaust ( which I think might have been the early 80's and I don't think it was shown inthe Uk. The only other one that I can think of that caused that much uproar was Deepthroat. I am sure there are others though. I thought of the Exorcist also.

I am still reading Dexter as I have not had much time to read. But I am hoping for a big session tonight. I bought Patricia Cormwell's Predator for 25p and a Non- fiction book about the body farm called Deaths Acre. it has been forwarded by Patricia Cornwell, again for 25p. I have also been informed that my reservation for 1st to Die by James Patterson has arrived and waiting for collection. AAAAAHHH I have so many books to read.

It was on last night? Urgh. I missed it. I only knew about it because of the rather annoying advertisement on my hotmail account. I don't like him but I was hoping to get my winning lottery number for Saturday . I will give it a watch tonight if it is on 'OnDemand'. You have made me want to watch it even more now Michelle.